Dell Inspiron 8000 Series

Pros: large, vibrant display, touchpad & trackpoint, swappable drive bay for batteries, 2nd hd, etc
Cons: WinMe crashes often, plastic palm rest, speaker not loud enough, short battery life, heavy.

EDIT (Jan 19, 2005): This is old news but for those who are not aware, if you own a Dell branded laptop, please take a moment to check the AC adapter for the model number to make sure that it isn't one of those being recalled. Apparently, Dell ...

Pros: Options Galore, up to 1GHz processor, nearly as powerful as desktop, Eye-Popping Screen, Stylish
Cons: Weight, Price, Mediocre Sound, minor details (read review)

So you're looking for that all-in-one notebook. Something to replace that huge desktop computer you have on your desk. Something you can take anywhere you want to go... to work, to play, on vacation, or just play in the car or on a plane flight....

Pros: Great machine spec, good graphic display, speakers.
Cons: You can train your muscle. (Is this pro?)

One of my friends, he is from Kuwait, wanted to buy the best notebook. His parents are dealing with oil, so he didn't have any budgetary limit. We went online, and I showed some choices. Dell Inspiron 8000 was one of them. For some reasons, he liked this...

Pros: High-resolution display; amazing 3D performance; descent price.
Cons: Heavy and poor battery life.

This is one of the heaviest laptops on the market weighing in at 7.9 pounds, but then again do you really go hiking with your laptop? If so, you may want to choose a different one. If your hike usually consists of walking from the parking garage to...

Pros: Burn CDs with this incredibly powerful notebook and then sit down and watch a DVD
Cons: Still a little on the heavy side. Comes with Adaptec's Easy CD Creator

So my boss needs a new laptop and he comes to me and let's me know that he wants me to start exploring the options. My first response is to ask him what he wants out of this new machine. His response:

1) I need it to be a true presentation...

Pros: Great performance
Cons: Price

When you work for a web design company that deals with major European automotive companies, you need to be able to take your wares off to the continent and show them what you have got.
Sensitive material that cannot be opened up to the outside...

Pros: The price was 2130 with all the bells and whistles. I mean you get everything
Cons: Financing was a little high and old laptop bags are to small

Recently I bought a Dell inspiron 8000 with a 700 pentium 3. I at first thought that buying a laptop would be a little bit unnecessary but after receiving it I came to realize that this was one of the better buys that I have ever made. I can't...

Pros: Big bright display, plenty of options, almost a desktop replacement
Cons: Weight, price, sound overall (speakers and sound card)

I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 8000, because of summer college classes that I took as a special high school program. Although, not entirely necessary, it certainly made my life more pleasant and has now become the computer I use the majority of...

Pros: Huge screen, fast processor, lots of RAM, great operating system
Cons: Horrible battery life, a little expensive

The Dell Inspiron 8000 series is Dell’s latest business/advanced user model. It comes with Windows 2000 (based on the Windows NT kernel), Microsoft’s latest business/server operating system. Windows 2000 makes more use of all your resources: the 900...

Pros: Fast, Expandable, Great Screen, Awesome DVD, IEEE 1394
Cons: Wussy Keyboard, A Little Heavy

I have been looking for an excuse to purchase a laptop for years and upon entering medical school I finally found my excuse. So about a month ago a began looking at notebooks. Did I want a desktop replacement? A subnotebook? A lightweight? After...

Pros: Really powerful Great screen Best value for money
Cons: Pretty heavy Gets hot easily Rather short battery life

After long consideration, reading reviews and comparing, I bought the Dell Inspiron 8000. The other machines I was considering were the Apple new iBook and the Apple Titanium notebook. Toshiba, IBM and the likes didn't get on the shortlist because here...

Pros: Excels in almost every which way you can imagine.
Cons: Lower resolutions on the display a bit blury

Can there be another notebook closer to the desktop than this one? I think Dell's gone dunnit this time.... a near perfect desktop replacement, at a decent price!

Got a fat bonus this year so I purchased one of these babies over the Christmas...

Pros: Most powerful mobile solution available
Cons: Expensive and still too heavy

The Dell Inspiron 8000 is perhaps the closest Dell has ever come to producing a true desktop replacement system. The Inspiron 8000 replaces the 7500, which received much criticism for being too bulky and too heavy.

Specifications:

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Pros: Fast, good video (nVidia), well-engineered, lots of options
Cons: Heavy, hot, expensive

This laptop came to me while at was at my previous employer. Fortunately, I was able to specify all the options myself, so I got exactly what I wanted. I work in the computer and video game industry, so having a notebook computer that can play the latest...

Pros: Everything; Speed, RAM, Graphics, I could go on for years
Cons: Small OS problems - that's Windows's fault, heavy.

Basically, everything about this computer is a pro. I bought it in Feb. 2001, for $2000, at Dell.com. I was immediately impressed with all of its features. I'll just list through them:

Drives: The 8000 has 3 bays, one for the battery, one...

Pros: Powerful, affordable
Cons: A bit heavy.

I use my computer everyday for work. Last fall I bought an IBM NetVista x40i. You can read my thoughts about it at:

http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-73F7-DF14FA5-398B21AB-prod1
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Pros: Blistering performance, fully functional desktop replacement.
Cons: HEAVY! Burns through batteries very fast.

I recently ordered a Dell 8000 Inspiron, with the 1400x1050 screen, GeForce2Go video card, DVD drive, integrated network and modem, 256 Mb of RAM, a 20 Gb hard drive, and a 900 Mhz Pentium III CPU.

I had planned to use this machine to pass...

Pros: Fast, gorgeous screen, agressive pricing
Cons: Very heavy, limited battery life, quality problems, runs hot, finicky touchpad

I bought this notebook about six months ago and for the most part I love it. The 15" screen is simply superb, running at 1280x1024, its very easy on the eyes. The 850Mhz processor is very fast and performance is on par with a desktop model.
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Pros: Fast, clear display, stable operating system, dual keypad and pointer, great DVD experience
Cons: Minor case flex

This is my first laptop. I have previously owned 2 Mac desktops, one Gateway PC, and a Dell T 550 desktop. I was a little hesitant at first to buy a Dell laptop. My brother had purchased Dell laptops 2 years ago and returned them either because of...

Pros: It's nearest competitor is the desktop; heavy weight makes it ideal for your desk!
Cons: Outer shell is fragile; heavy weight makes it ideal for your desk!

I ordered an Inspiron 8000 Notebook via the Dell web site on an early Mon. morning (about 1:30 AM). Here are the specs:

Intel Pentium III Processor, 1GHz,
15.0" UltraXGA TFT Display
Memory: 256MB,SDRAM,1DIMM
Video Card: 32MB...

Pros: Powerful enough to replace your desktop. Great screen and video options.
Cons: A little flimsier than some laptops

After years of waiting, I finally took the plunge and pitched my desktop in favour of a laptop. The machine that finally made this possible? The Dell Inspiron 8000.

It's not that the Dell is the most powerful of the bunch, although it ranks...

Pros: A true Desktop replacement, Ton,s of features, Awesome 2D/3D performance
Cons: Win Me OS, cant get Win 98 Se, initial Hardware problems

Well, where to start about the new Dell Inspiron 8000 notebook. I guess it would be appropriate to start with the cons of this unit. Hmm, let me think, well none come to mind. I have read a lot of reviews about the I8000 before buying one to get an over...

Pros: Good desktop replacement, powerful with lots of options
Cons: Flimsy plastic casing, lousy keyboard. No dual-head in Windows 2000

The first thing that struck me with the Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop was how fragile the plastic casing felt. It feels like if you apply too much pressure, it will crack or snap apart. In fact, along one of the edges, I found that the seam that holds in the...

Pros: Great system, super fast, GREAT gaming
Cons: Slightly heavy, Some common errors

Well, I am sitting at my Dell Inspiron 8000 right now with its beautiful 1600X1200 32-bit color resolution. I'll point out one minor downfall right from the start, though... if you try to switch to anything lower than 1600X1200, the screen loses a LOT...

Pros: BEAUTIFUL LCD screen, high resolution, great peripheral connectivity, wonderful DVD playback
Cons: steep price, poorly designed opening mechanism, pointing stick phantom clicks!

We recently shipped our older Inspiron 7500 field support laptop out with our east coast sales rep, and we were so sad to see it go. The Inspiron just looked like a beast. It had a very square edges, it was quite heavy, but it had an enormous LCD and...

Pros: Great screen, Windows 2000 compatible, GeForce2 Go video, even runs Quake III well.
Cons: Heavy! Slow HD. FAT32 partition instead of NTFS. Some bad port locations

My Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop came equipped with a 900MHz Pentium III, 256MB of RAM, 15" UXGA screen (1600x1200), 10GB hard disk, 10/100 NIC, 56K modem, 8x DVD player, and has the GeForce2 Go chipset w/32MB of video memory. I also opted for the backpack...

Pros: Vibrant display, full-featured, quiet
Cons: Heavy

The 15" ultra display on the 8000 (1600*1200) is so vibrant its in a class all by itself. I recently got a 15" IBM Thinkpad A20p at work (1400*1050) which has a beautful display. Then I purchased the 8000 for home use and found the extra 200 pixels makes...

Pros: Spectacular performance, comfortable keyboard
Cons: Quirky touchpad, heavy, no hard reset button.

I purchased the Inspiron 8000 after returning the Inspiron 3800 to Dell that I was somewhat dissatisfied with. Needless to say, I was impressed with this system from the moment I opened it up.

Immediately, I took notice of the chrome-like...

Pros: - A beast among laptops - Gorgeous 15" UXGA(ultra)
Cons: - A bit pricey, but prices are dropping dramatically

I just wanted to say, for all of you out there that whin and cry about the Dell Inspiron 8000 being TOO heavy: SHUT YOUR TRAP!!! Theres a reason that dell markets this laptop as the TRUE DESKTOP REPLACEMENT. If you're whinning and crying about it being...

Pros: Powerful components
Cons: Rather heavy

Dell are usually quick to pounce on any new computer chip announced by Intel. So much so, Dell will have it available inside a PC the next day. And true to form, Dell's new Inspiron 8000 sported the recent 900MHz mobile Pentium III announced by Pentium...

Pros: powerful, good keyboard, great screen
Cons: bad locations of ports and configuration

I purchased a Dell Inspiron 8000 several months ago. The laptop came out of the box perfectly ready to use. All the documentation, software, and accessories were ready. This is the perfect desktop replacement in terms of power (my 1Ghz). Since this...

Pros: powerful processor, hi-res screen, 2 USB ports, both types of mice
Cons: slightly heavy

My previous laptop had an AMD K62 processor (333MHz), 96MB RAM and a 13" 800x600 screen, so when I upgraded to the Inspiron 8000, I was completely blown away. My configuration has the 850 MHz PIII processor, a 15" SXGA+ screeen (1400x1050 res), and...

Pros: Beautiful, vivid screen; dual optical bays; dual pointing devices; superb graphics; classic looks.....
Cons: Somewhat bulky; poor placement of modem/ethernet ports

Without a doubt the Inspiron 8100 is what they had in mind when they coined the phrase "desktop replacement". The features on this laptop are mindblowing, and illustrate how far the mobile market has come in just a short time. My Inspiron features the...

Pros: It's a DELL, it's a LapTop and it's fast
Cons: It's BIG, it's heavy, and it's prone to crashes

I have a Dell Dimension Desk Top, and I'm VERY pleased with it, so when I was in the market for a laptop, I IGNORED my own best ideas and listened to those around me and investigated a Dell Inspiron. I ordered an 8000 with PIII 1GHZ, 14" super XGA+ and...

Pros: Super fast,excellent screen, very solid
Cons: Lower Resolution not as sharp.

I ordered the Inspiron 8000 with 1 ghz, 20 gig hd drive, 64 meg memory, cdrw drive 16 meg sgram video on Saturday, and it was delivered on Friday the same week. That is very fast shipping.

I added my own 128meg ram to it, so now it is at 192....

Pros: Powerful, big screen, relatively light, many programmable quicklaunch buttons.
Cons: Heaviest of new Dells

I recently bought myself a Dell computer, an Inspiron 4000, with the intent of using it throughout my college career as computer, and also as a portable DVD player for long flights and other travel. A friend of mine also bought himself a Dell, but...

Pros: Fast, stylish, big screen, and very versatile
Cons: I don't think there are any.

The Inspiron 8000 is a dream machine if I have ever seen one. I am sitting at mine right now typing this little article. I just purchased this bad boy from Dell online and have to say that I couldn’t wait to get it out of the box. I have wanted a laptop...

Pros: Great 3d graphics, fast computer
Cons: Terrible CS, Cheap plastic case, battery life, LCD panels

The computer: Heavy, low volume and poor sound quality, poor battery life. Great 3d graphics, fast processor, large screen.

Let’s not talk about the 3 defective LCD panels that Dell sent me. The quality assurance was somewhat to be desired....

Pros: It's HUGE = Large viewing area.
Cons: It's HUGE = HEAVY and awkward. Display crummy at lower resolutions.

I just purchased an Inspiron 8000, and was initially in love with this machine, but have decided to return it for something lighter and smaller.

I suppose I should have paid more attention to the dimensions when I bought it. It's 13" wide and...

Pros: Price, DVD, GeForce2!, UXGA screen
Cons: Weight, Modem fiddly

I needed a new notebook. Owning the Dell Inspiron 7000 for 3 years and only having minor problems during those periods, I decided I would go for Dell's latest 1Ghz i8000 notebook.

My system:
Intel Mobile Pentium III 1000Mhz SpeedStep...

Pros: Mind Blowing Speed, Amazing Video Quality, Fantastic Screen Resolutions!
Cons: Size I guess, but then if you want lightweight, you wouldn't buy an 8000 right?

Dell, as usual, has put the laptop market on its head. Yes, it is large, yes it is heavier, but if you are wanting light weight, you will choose something else right.

I wanted power, I wanted performance, and I wanted a large high...

Pros: Fast processor, great screen.
Cons: Everything non-hardware.

If anyone plans on buying a system from Dell, I'd give you a warning: Unless you're a corporate customer, be very careful about dealing with them.

I ordered mine in Nov. and after a somewhat lengthy delay, got the system. But it came with an...

Pros: Speed, Screen, tech support and warranty, price
Cons: a bit heavy - 8lbs

I just graduated college and will moving to Maine. I wanted a nice laptop to help me through those cold Maine nights. I shopped around and almost bought a Compaq 1700, but I went back to Dell. My laptop: PIII 700,14.1" SXGA, 128 MB SDRAM, 8x DVD, 32...

Pros: Powerful enough to be a desktop replacement, reliable.
Cons: Heavy.

I got my Dell Inspiron 8000 in May 2001 and I've been quite happy with it. I'm a professional developer and I work at the client's site on my computer.

The winning points for me were: double your memory and disk drive for free, ability to...

Pros: VERY fast with 32GB HDD, DVD play was impressive, full-featured, good value
Cons: Display backlight uneven, keyboard felt spongy, HEAVY.

I did a lot of research to find the laptop which had the feature set in which I was interested. My previous laptop was a ThinkPad, so I was setting my sights pretty high. Here are the spec's.:

PIII 800MHz
64MB RAM (added another 128MB)...

Pros: Great system, super fast, GREAT gaming
Cons: Slightly heavy, Some common errors

Well, I am sitting at my Dell Inspiron 8000 right now with its beautiful 1600X1200 32-bit color resolution. I'll point out one minor downfall right from the start, though... if you try to switch to anything lower than 1600X1200, the screen loses a LOT...

Pros: Nice standard features and technical support.
Cons: none

First off, the reason I chose to purchase the laptop was because I needed it for college. In the purchasing process, their online store was very nice. I could simply customize the system how I wanted it; I made several configurations. As the looking...

Pros: Great screen; fast; lots of features
Cons: Poor quality; serious hardware problems; poor technical support; heavy

I have owned this laptop for about three months. When it 's functioning normally, it's an excellent computer, albeit very heavy. However, the serious hardware problems I've had with the machine mean that I'll never buy a Dell laptop again; if I was...

Pros: Great performance at a reasonable price. Dual Optical drive support is fantastic.
Cons: Technical Support often recommends unnecessary system format/reinstalls.

The Dell Inspiron 8000 is one of the strongest contenders for desktop replacement. This system supports all of the latest technology, including built-in FireWire port. This laptop is the first of its class to offer simultaneous dual optical drive...

Pros: Virtually a mobile desktop. Can be customized to any extent. Great graphics and great sound.
Cons: It's HUGE! It weighs 6.84 pounds and is 1.6 inches thick!

The Dell Inspiron 8000 is the perfect desktop replacement and the largest one of it's kind, literally. This computer is great for high-performance applications, multimedia, digital audio and video, versatility, and the need-for-speed which we all desire....

Pros: Fast, expandaple, nice keyboard, big screen, excelent graphics and sound, nice service support
Cons: fragile, heavy, average battery life

I got this notebook as a replacement for my inspiron 7500.
Pentium III 700, 128MB ram, win ME, 16MB video Ram, ATI mobility M4 graphics, ESS Mastro 3i, 20 GB hard disk, 8X DVD and 8X/8X/24X cdrw well all this info is available elsewhere. I also...

Pros: Space saver, thats about it.
Cons: Won't last long, has major problems with time, garbage!

A year back I wrote a ranting and raving wonderful review on my dell inspiron series 8000. I gave her the 2 thumbs up, the 10 stars, the whole ancholatta. Yet here I am a year and 3 months later telling the lifelong story of this s called desktop in ...

Pros: sexy... powerhouse...
Cons: heavy... 2 hour battery...

I can not say enough positive comments about this mobile pc. I love the design... subtle, stealth, and cozy... like a pillow. Though, most people say the sony vaio computers are the sexy 'windows' machines, I happen to think they look cheep and toy like....

Pros: Incredible screen. 32 megs of video ram, s-video out. Three spindle design
Cons: Those stupid color panel inserts.

The Dell 8000 has one of the best screens on the market. Only IBM comes close. The native resolution of 1400x1100 along with 32 megs of video ram finally makes CAD and 3D design on a laptop possible. The three spindle design is great. With this...

Pros: Solid design (dropped it once already, and it held), FIRE WIRE CONNECTION YEAH!
Cons: keyboard not very comfortable, USB not fool proof (as usual)

I bought the Inspiron 8000 to work between my office and home. It was to be used for database and web projects, as well as the occasional game of Sim City 3000. It had to be versatile enough to change from video editor for my digital camcorder, to...

Pros: It's fast, big screen
Cons: NO USB SUPPORT!

I thought this was the best notebook out there. All of my software worked great and it was fast. However there are two major flaws.

1) 802.11b internal networking isn't shipping anymore. Dell said they found a "glitch" in the mini-PCI...

Pros: fast, state of the art hardware, modular design, wide choice of ports.
Cons: creaky case, faulty modem/ethernet card, weak sound system

On the bright side :
815EM mother board makes this notebook state of the art. No other manufacturer in the market uses this board which literally makes them obsolete in comparison.

Thanks to the 815EM, the I8000 is filled with all types...

Pros: Fast, cheap, good looking. Feels like a desktop
Cons: quality of speakers is average, keys should go a little deeper for better typing feel.

I ordered my Dell Inspiron 8000 just before the end of the first quarter and got a really good deal -

1 GHZ Pentium III
15" SXGA+ (1400*1050) TFT display
32MB ATI Mobility M4 graphics card (similar to NVidia TNT2)
64MB RAM...

Pros: RELIABLE,better yet when stuffed with all the optional
Cons: Too heavy, big to take on trips

I got mine a year ago
I did some custom adding to fit personal and business needs.
850 mhz 256 mb.,30 gig hard driver all in one: dvd -never used- CD reader 11x and 4x CDR-W burner and ZIP 100MB.
it came with 3.5" disk but you have to...

Pros: Not a laptop, but a mobile desktop. Everything you need.
Cons: HUGE! heavy, and cant play dolby digital with win 2000. Expensive after all the addons.

My friend has this one, actually he had the dell 7500 but that got screwed up only after a few months, they took months to send in a guy, and when he came to fix it, he didnt have a clue to what he was doing and made it worse. Then finally a few more...

Pros: Easy installation of Kubuntu Linux (32-bit) on Dell Inspiron 8000.
Cons: None.

This computer came pre-installed with Windows 2000 Pro, which is not a terrible OS. It is slow, however.Still, like all things Windows, it eventually got hit with something. A virus, a trojan, a "malicious update" installed by Microsoft itself. ...

Pros: Endless options, features, all too numerous to count in 15 words.
Cons: The internet explorer error I encountered when I first turned it on...

We just got our computer in the mail, not three days ago. Its specifically, a Dell Inspiron 8100. The only gripe about it I have yet, is the fact that it has Windows ME on it, but I hope to remedy that soon enough. The first time I turned it on and...

Pros: Lots of power, long battery life, modular bay, decent RAM limit, mini-PCI...
Cons: None.

I bought my I8K a year ago, and I love it! I have had no problems with it, and I have been giving it hell. I have never seen a computer (except its brother, a DEll XPS T750) work so hard.
I have never drained my batteries, even using multiple...

Pros: Mobile Game Play & a cracking looking computer.
Cons: Well... size and Moore's Law

Boy did I research this one with its price tag. Was it worth it?

Well firstly Moore's Law ( a founder member of Intel): Every 18 months the speed of processors will double while the price will half.

In other words if you wait 18...

Pros: Ease of use, unmatched tech support, great options
Cons: expensive

Dell's Inspiron 8000 has yet to be matched by other computer manufacturers. With its wide range of peripherals and input devices, the Inspiron 8000 burns all other competition. Right from the boot, the Inspiron comes with an S-video output to connect...

Pros: It's a lot more powerful than my previous desktop.
Cons: It's a bit heavy like everyone has said.

While the average price listed for this model is about $2800, I bought my Inspiron 8000 from the Dell Refurbished website and got the laptop(with 128MbRAM, 10G HD and P3-600) plus the advanced port replicator and a 17inch monitor for under $1700.
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Pros: 15" screen, Pentium 3 850MHZ, Up to 512MB ram, Up to 32GB
Cons: Price is a little to high, A little bit heavy

The amazingly full packed Dell Inspiron 8000 is just like a desktop thats portable. This powerhouse is made of a Pentium 3 processor with up to 850MHZ, up to 512MB of ram, and up to 32GB of hard drive space. This also has an amazingly clear cut screen of...

Pros: great service, great product, best on the market
Cons: NONE

After reviewing a lot of different laptops on the market, my choice was with dell. I had bought a lot of computer equipment in my time, especially from computer shows, and 3rd party vendors. I never imagined myself buying a name brand PC or anything...

Pros: Fast and has a hug monitor
Cons: it weighs a lot

I give it only 3 stars because it doesnt delivery on the primary premise of a notebook - mobility, its weight is just too much!!

I bought this notebook about six months ago and for the most part I love it. The 15" screen is simply superb,...

Pros: Great for lots of multimedia, playing DVDs, burns CDs really well, excellent customer service support
Cons: On the heavier side, battery quality deteriorates

For years my family has always bought Dell computers. When I decided to purchase my laptop for college, I knew what I wanted. I went online and chose a Dell Inspiron 8000. It's great. I download a lot of mp3's and the system runs them really well. I...

Pros: Customizable, works very well, Dell has excellent customer service
Cons: Might run into technical problems sometimes, a little bit heavier compared to some laptops

This laptop is definitely one of the best decisions I've made. Since it was customizable, I was able to choose exactly what I wanted, and what I didn't need. I ran into a problem with the display screen a little bit after I purchased my laptop, but...

Pros: speed, performance, compatibility with other Dell laptops
Cons: weight, size

this laptop is like a desktop you can take with you anywhere you want to go. It offers many different options and is easy to upgrade later. I recently upgrade my memory within minutes and gave the old memory chip to my brother who has an Inspiron 4000...